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Two Six Flags Magic Mountain visitors who were riding the Ninja roller coaster when it struck a downed tree Monday sued the park, seeking unspecified damages. Jeremy Ead and Olivia Feldman filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that the park's neglect caused the ride to be "dangerous, defective, hazardous and unsafe," according to the suit. A representative for Six Flags declined to comment. The Ninja coaster partially derailed when it struck a tree that had fallen onto the tracks, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is investigating the accident. Two riders were transported to hospitals with...

Another multibillion-dollar Asian theme park is in the works: 20th Century Fox announced plans Wednesday to build one in South Korea.
The announcement comes only seven months after the entertainment company broke ground on a 25-acre theme park in...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday called on Americans to stand up against religious bigotry as he offered his support to the families of those killed in shootings at two Jewish community centers in the Kansas City area.
“Nobody should have to worry...

Brand mascots should be cuddly, or at the very least they shouldn't give you nightmares. McDonald's learned that the hard way this week after critics on social media referred to Happy -- the restaurant chain's new Happy Meal mascot -- as McScary.
But...

Year in and year out, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood is the best haunted theme park event in Southern California and quite possibly the country.
For that reason, I hold Universal Studios to a higher standard when the movie theme...

The news that a former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan is suspected of shooting and killing three people near Jewish community centers in Kansas seems at first glance like a disparaged past flaring briefly into the present. Americans like to imagine that...

Universal Studios Japan's Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction will open July 15, the theme park announced Friday at an event attended by Japanese and foreign dignitaries.
The $500-million Wizarding World, similar to an attraction that opened at...

FRESNO — The state's new effort to map the areas most at risk from pollution features hot spots up and down California.
But nowhere are there more of the worst-afflicted areas than in Fresno — in particular a 3,000-person tract of the city's west side...

When is a mascot not really a mascot? When the Dodgers tell you it isn’t.
Only don’t look now, but bouncing around out there in those new plaza areas behind the pavilions and in the kids’ areas in the upper decks is an oversized, oh-so-cute person in a...

"Born to the purple" means someone who comes into the world privileged and royal. That doesn't exactly describe Jeanie Buss. She was teenager when her father, Jerry Buss, bought the Los Angeles Lakers. After he died, Jeanie stepped into the...

Universal Studios Hollywood is putting the pedal to the metal on a new attraction based on the popular "Fast and Furious" movie series.
The theme park announced Tuesday plans to add a high-definition, 3-D feature to the park's long-running...

According to an article by Steve Dilbeck in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times ("Big Face in the Crowd"), the Los Angeles Dodgers have a new personality on the team -- a crisply uniformed, big-headed not-mascot they've dubbed a "performance...

The families of children with disabilities have sued Walt Disney theme parks in Orlando, Fla., and Anaheim over a new policy for allowing guests with disabilities quick access to rides and attractions.
The suit, filed last week in U.S. District Court for...

Really? An oversized, ugly mascot running around at Dodger Stadium [April 9]? The Dodgers have finally stooped this low? Maybe I'm glad I can't watch Dodgers games on TV anymore. At least I have Vinny for three innings on radio. Don't think I'll have to...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Three people were shot to death Sunday at two Jewish community facilities here after a man in his 70s opened fire, authorities said. The gunman was believed to be a longtime white supremacist.
As the suspect was taken into...

If “Mad Men” is a story of the ‘60s told from the perspective of those who “lost” the decade, then it’s perfectly apt that the key line in the premiere of the show’s final season comes from Richard Nixon, the man who championed the silent majority. In the...

A long-overdue renovation of the Calico Mine Ride will introduce state-of-the-art technology to the first major Knott's Berry Farm attraction while preserving the groundbreaking work of a legendary theme park innovator.Photos: Calico Mine Ride at...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Three people were shot to death Sunday at two Jewish community facilities here, and the suspect — a man in his 70s thought to be a white supremacist — appeared to shout "Heil Hitler!" as he was taken into custody.
The...